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• Packers Draft: Datone Jones a role model for kids in Compton, and beyond

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 26, 2013

  With the 26th pick in round one of Thursday's NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers selected UCLA defensive end, Datone Jones. Jones stands nearly 6'4" and weight about 285 pounds. He's big. He's fast. He's all football. Jones is also a product of Compton, California.

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• I'm not a fan of the Madden 25 trailer

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 25, 2013

  EA Sports "Madden" franchise turns 25 this year. Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders will be on the cover after receiving more votes than Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

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• Say goodbye to the BCS, say hello to the CFP?

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 24, 2013

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• Want your face printed on about 80,000 Packers tickets?

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 22, 2013

  For the fist time ever, the Green Bay Packers are offering fans the chance to have their photo printed on approximately 80,000 game tickets. Behold the "Packers Ticket Takeover Contest."

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• Odds of winning the NBA title

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 19, 2013

  The NBA playoffs begin Saturday with a quadruple header. The Milwaukee Bucks, the number 8 seed in the eastern conference will play their first game at Miami on Sunday. Vegas has chimed in and placed odds on each team for winning the NBA title. It's no shock that the Bucks face the steepest odds at 500-1. Interestingly enough, the Bucks were given 125-1 odds during the pre-season. That should give you an idea of just how much faith Vegas has in the Heat cutting the nets down.

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• Complete Green Bay Packers 2013 schedule

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 18, 2013

  The Green bay Packers 2013 regular season was revealed by the NFL on Thursday.

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• Bucks playoff schedule revealed

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 18, 2013

  The Milwaukee Bucks will tip off the 2013 NBA Playoffs in Miami on Sunday, April 21, at 6 p.m. Following the completion of Wednesday's slate of games, the NBA released the complete first round playoff schedule

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• Slumping Braun says neck not an issue

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 17, 2013

  It's rare to see Milwaukee Brewers left fielder, Ryan Braun mired in a slump of any kind. The fact that he is one for his last seventeen with ten strikeouts has certainly raised some eyebrows. For the first time in his career, Braun struck out four times in the Brewers 10-8 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

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• Blue turning pro a bit of a head-scratcher

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 16, 2013

  Marquette junior guard Vander Blue will sign with an agent and declare himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft. During his three seasons with the Golden Eagles, Blue showed steady improvement and accepted the challenge of becoming a team-leader. The Madison native lead the team in scoring at 14.8 points per game, while shooting a career-best 45% from the field and earned all-Big East second team honors.

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• Green Bay Packers 2013 schedule prediction

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 15, 2013

  I have never done this before, and I have no idea what possessed me to try it, but I took a stab at predicting what I think the Green Bay Packers 2013 regular season schedule will look like. The official schedule is expected to be revealed a few days before the start of the NFL draft on April 25.

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• Zack Greinke breaks collarbone in bench-clearing brawl

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 12, 2013

  While you were likely sleeping Thursday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres were engaged in a bench-clearing brawl.

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  Peyton Manning pulls prank on WR Eric Decker

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 11, 2013

  In less than a week, NFL teams will begin their off-season workout program. Looking to get a jump-start on the season, Denver Broncos quarterback, Peyton Manning assembled his top three wide receivers for a series of workouts at Duke University.

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• Tee-times and pairings for the first two rounds of the Masters

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 11, 2013

  A tradition unlike any other, The Masters, will begin Thursday morning at Augusta National. Last years Champion Bubba Watson will tee off at 9:34. Tiger Woods will be one group behind. Steve Stricker will play with Ernie Els and Nick Watney today - they will tee off at 11:13. The youngest player in Masters history, 14-year-old Tianlang Guan, will tee off at 11:24.

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• Brewers injury bug strikes Manager

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 9, 2013

  Milwaukee Brewers Manager, Ron Roenicke was scheduled to join Gene Mueller and me at 8:15 this morning for our weekly segment. Roenicke's wife explained to our Producer that Ron would not be able to be with us because he was taken to a Chicago-area hospital about 5:30 this morning after his back froze up.

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• 14-year-old to tee it up at the Masters

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 9, 2013

  Golf's first major of the season, the Masters, will begin on Thursday morning at Augusta. The field has been determined and in it are most of the familiar faces, Tiger, Lefty, Rory, Bubba, Tianlang. Tianlang? He may not be a household name just yet, but Tianlang Guan will be in the spotlight as the youngest player among the field.

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• NCAA all-time NCAA tournament players

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 5, 2013

  In honor of the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament, the NCAA has revealed the top 15 players in tournament history. This can be debated until the cows come home, but the names on the list certainly conjure up vivid memories of past tournaments.

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• 2013 Packers pre-season schedule

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 4, 2013

  The NFL released the pre-season portion of the 2013-2014 schedule Thursday. The Green Bay Packers will open the pre-season at Lambeau Field against the Arizona Cardinals. In total, the Packers will have four pre-season games starting as early as August 8. The only pre-season game with a set date and time is the Packers matchup against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau on August 23.

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• The origin of all 30 MLB team names

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 3, 2013

  Some are curious, some are rather obvious - all are interesting. I'm talking about the origin of every team in Major League Baseball.

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• Bubba Watson's Hovercraft Golf Cart

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 2, 2013

  I'm not sure what to say about this other than it's about the most impressive damn thing I've seen on a golf course since Bubba Watson's snap-hook out of the woods that landed on the green of the second playoff hole at Augusta in 2012.

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• My "soon-to-be-wrong" 2013 MLB Predictions

  By Greg Matzek CREATED Apr. 1, 2013

  I don't know why I play the prediction game - I never seem to come close to being accurate. Nonetheless, as first pitch nears for the Milwaukee Brewers, I have put the finishing touches on how I believe the 2013 MLB season will shake out. The bold print indicates teams I believe will make the playoffs.

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